Illinois High School Basketball - Alton trounces Belleville East
February 7, 2023: Belleville, IL 62221 The Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) basketball crushed the host Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL), 57-32 in Tuesday's league test.
The Redbirds (27-1) will now prepare for their test against Collinsville (Collinsville, IL). The Kahoks go into the Southwestern test with a 14-16 record. In their last test, Collinsville was trounced by O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL), 56-20, in a league test.
The Lancers now own a 7-16 record. They play next when they travel to East St. Louis for a Southwestern test on Thursday, February 9. Belleville East will clash with a Flyers squad coming off a 71-52 league win over Belleville West (Belleville, IL). The Flyers record now stands at 11-19.